id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 40589 Cundall, Joseph A Brief History of Wood-engraving from Its Invention .txt text/plain 29078 1624 74 Wood-Engraving in England in the Fifteenth Century--William the first book, printed from type, that had wood engravings. of the fifteenth century, illustrated a few books printed in Italy, is This book contains the first decorative work by wood-engraving we have met These works mark an important era in the history of wood-engraving and Dürer made also many drawings on wood which were engraved and printed under wood-engravings, after Dürer's drawings, appeared between the years 1510 work, the most important production of the art of wood-engraving the world designed and engraved pictures for books. books and printed them, but designed ornamental borders and engraved them. several excellent wood-engravings published in London in illustration of wood-engraver at Antwerp, Christoph Jegher, who worked for many years with engraving, and devoted himself to drawings for the illustration of books. fifteenth century, many artists and engravers produced work of great merit: ./cache/40589.txt ./txt/40589.txt